Listen Health insurance companies have officially submitted their premium requests for next year — or how much they plan to charge on the federal marketplace in Tennessee. The numbers would be high, if the state approves them. But depending on actions at the federal level, it’s still possible that rates will not rise by quite […]
A Summer Camp Where Grieving Kids Have Permission To Have Fun
Listen Camp Evergreen has all the trappings of a typical day camp. The counselors greet the kids with the requisite amount of cheer at the beginning of each day. They go swimming every day after lunch. They do arts and crafts. But all of the campers also have something in common that they’d rather not: […]
Citing Unpredictable Winds, State Drops Charges Against Two Juveniles In Gatlinburg Wildfire
Blame the winds for the destructive wildfire that killed 14 people in Gatlinburg last fall. That’s according to the district attorney in Sevier County, who announced Friday that he has dropped charges against the two juveniles suspected of starting a fire in the nearby Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Movers & Thinkers: When Your Job Is Your Identity, Leaving Is Hard Work
It’s hard enough to deal with the financial burden of losing a job. But there’s also a loss of identity: How will you see yourself outside of that career? Chris Echegaray experienced this when his job as a reporter was cut during the recession. He talked to WPLN’s Emily Siner in our live series Movers & […]
TennCare’s Big Cuts In 2005 May Have Delayed Breast Cancer Diagnoses, Study Suggests
Listen A major cut in TennCare enrollment more than a decade ago has been linked to delays in diagnosing breast cancer, according to findings published this week in the journal Cancer.
Movers & Thinkers: How Vanessa Carlton Finally Took Control Of Her Meteoric Music Career
The dilemma of choosing between commercial success and artistic independence is a familiar one for many musicians in Nashville, including Vanessa Carlton. After releasing hits like “A Thousand Miles,” she says she felt stifled by her major labels and decided to go independent, a shift that also changed the way she saw herself. Carlton talked […]
Nashville’s Total Solar Eclipse Will Be Live-Streamed, Thanks To Vanderbilt Students And NASA
Listen In the era of Facebook Live and other on-demand video, it’s perhaps no surprise that the largest celestial event in America this summer will be live-streamed. Students from Vanderbilt University will launch a high-altitude weather balloon — connected to a video camera — to send images of the total solar eclipse back to NASA on […]
Now That Community And Technical Colleges Are Free, What’s Stopping Tennesseans From Enrolling?
Listen Helping Tennesseans go to college takes more than giving them free tuition: That’s one of the takeaways from a report released Monday by Complete Tennessee, a nonprofit that tracks higher education in the state.
Movers & Thinkers: What It Takes To Walk Away From A Successful Career And Start Over
Listen After spending decades working in one industry, it can be hard to walk away from it. But former music manager Chip Peay did just that.
Movers & Thinkers #11: What It’s Really Like To Start Over
In our society, what we do often defines how we see ourselves: Our identity is tied up with careers and success. So what happens when we’re forced to start over? These people have grappled with reinvention, realizing that it’s possible to get out of situations that don’t feel right — and figure out how to […]
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